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    Home » Chicken & Poultry

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken

    Published: Feb 22, 2022 · Modified: May 20, 2025 by Zimmy · This post may contain Amazon and other affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken. Prepared spice blends are an effortless way to add a ton of flavour to a meal. Like Chinese 5-Spice, Harissa Spice blends are slightly different depending on who is crafting them. But even with slight differences, any Harissa Spice blend will work for this recipe. If you want to make your meal prep even easier, feel free to use a premade paste.

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken in a pan.
    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken

    Baked in just 50 minutes, this easy one pan meal is delicious on its own, but equally as good served over rice or potatoes.

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken - roasting pepper in the oven
    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken is nestled in the pan with vegetables.
    Sauce being poured on the baked Harissa Spiced Chicken dish before it goes into the oven.
    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken - pan in oven

    If you get the chance to try this recipe, please drop back and leave us a comment and rating. We would love to know what you think.

    Cheers! James & Elaine

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    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken in a pan.

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken

    Prepared spice blends are an effortless way to add a ton of flavour to a meal. Like Chinese 5-Spice, Harissa Spice blends are slightly different depending on who is crafting them. But even with slight differences, any Harissa Spice blend will work for this recipe. If you want to make your meal prep even easier, feel free to use a premade paste.
    Baked in just 50 minutes, this easy one pan meal is delicious on its own, but equally as good served over rice or potatoes.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
    Optional, marinate chicken for 30 minutes to 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
    Course Dinner, Entree, Main Course
    Cuisine Middle Eastern, North African
    Servings 4 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 whole chicken cut into 10 pieces or 8-10 chicken thighs, skin-on, bone-in
    • 4 tablespoons harissa paste, see recipe below (or use store bought)
    • 2 tablespoons smoked honey or honey
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice zest lemon first and reserve for garnish
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
    • 2 large carrots peeled and cut into chunks
    • 2 medium red onions cut into chunks
    • 2 large celery stalks cut into chunks
    • 1 can can of diced tomatoes (28-ounce)
    • ½ lemon, cut into wedges
    • 16 olives mixed or your favourite variety

    For Garnish

    • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
    • Reserved lemon zest zest of one lemon

    Harissa Paste

    • 1 red bell pepper
    • 2 tablespoons harissa spice blend
    • 1 tablespoon paprika
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 1 -2 dried hot chilies* soaked in hot water for 10 minutes (Optional)
    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

    Instructions
     

    Harissa Paste

    • With a rack in the middle position of the oven, turn on the broiler. Use a knife to carefully put a couple of slits in the flesh of the red bell pepper, then place on a baking sheet and broil until the skin has blackened and the flesh is tender. Approximately 12-15 minutes, rotating the pepper every 3 minutes.
    • Once cooked place the pepper in a bowl and cover with a plate or plastic wrap. When the pepper is cool enough to manage, remove the skin and seeds.
    • In a food processor combine all the harissa paste ingredients and blend everything until it forms a thick paste. Yields: 4 – 5 tablespoons

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken

    • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
    • In a bowl or food processor, mix the harissa paste, honey, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Set aside.
    • Add the tomatoes to a 5-Quart Sauté Pan. Sprinkle the carrots, onions, and celery over the sauce, then nestle the chicken in with the vegetables. Pour the harissa-honey mixture over the chicken, then brush to evenly cover the chicken. Nestle the lemon wedges beside the chicken and vegetables.
    • Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes. Halfway through baking, spoon some of the liquid from the bottom of the dish over the chicken and scatter the olives throughout the pan. Begin checking to see if the chicken is done at 40 minutes. Internally temperature should be 163-165°F. When temperature is reached, turn the oven to broil and broil for 3 to 5 minutes until the skin of the chicken begins to brown.
    • Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the fresh parsley and lemon zest and serve.

    Notes

    Harissa Paste:
    • Choose chilies that suit your spice preference. I normally have Chile Pequin or Chile De Arbol on hand but for less heat try an Ancho Chile or Guajillo Chile
     
    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken:
    • To divide chicken into 10 pieces, separate the thighs from the drumsticks, cut each breast in half crossways and leave the wings whole. Ask your butcher to do this step.
    • If you have time, pour the harissa-honey mixture over the chicken pieces, and toss to coat. Marinate for 30 minutes to 4 hours.
    Keyword chicken recipe, easy chicken recipe, Harissa, one pan meal, spicy chicken recipes
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    This Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken was Cooked in the Hestan Duel Fuel Range using the Hestan Culinary Professional Clad Stainless Steel 5-Qt Sauté Pan.

    Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken Baked Harissa Spiced Chicken ingredients and pan ready to go.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Dina and Bruce

      February 23, 2022 at 6:42 am

      5 stars
      Okay we are loving the flavors in this dish! Can’t wait to try it!

      Reply
      • zimmysnook

        February 23, 2022 at 3:44 pm

        Hi Dina & Bruce,
        Thanks so much for stopping by to read more about this recipe!
        Hope you love this as much as we do!
        Have a great day!
        Elaine & James

        Reply
    2. Kevin & Christine

      January 05, 2023 at 6:27 pm

      5 stars
      My wife made this for dinner tonight it was awesome, thanks so much.

      Reply
      • zimmysnook

        January 05, 2023 at 8:01 pm

        Hi Kevin,
        We are so glad you enjoyed this dish!
        Thanks for taking the time to let us know, we really appreciate it!
        Happy New Year to you both!
        Elaine & James

        Reply

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